Trucks moved 11.27 billion tons of freight across the United States in 2024, down from the 11.41 billion tons hauled the previous year, according to American Trucking Trends, the annual data compendium published by the American Trucking Associations.

Industry revenue moved in the same direction. Trucking booked $906 billion in 2024, down from $1.004 trillion in 2023, a decline of roughly $98 billion in a single year that reflects the freight downturn pressing on rates and volumes through the period.

Employment held near its established base. Trucking supported 8.4 million jobs across industry related roles, a figure that includes 3.58 million professional drivers.

Fleet counts show how concentrated the sector is at the small end. ATA reports that 91.5% of carriers operate 10 or fewer trucks and 99.3% run fewer than 100 power units, which means the overwhelming majority of registered motor carriers are small businesses rather than national fleets.

Cross border freight remained a large share of the work. Trucks carried 67% of surface trade between the United States and Canada and 85% of goods crossing the Mexican border in 2024.

The Trends report pulls trucking revenue, freight tonnage, employment, safety statistics, diesel fuel price history, domestic and international trade flows and taxes paid by the industry into a single reference volume. ATA positions it as a benchmark for fleet owners, suppliers, logistics professionals and lawmakers who need a fixed set of numbers on how the sector is performing rather than anecdotal reads on market conditions.

Source: American Trucking Associations - https://www.trucking.org/news-insights/ata-american-trucking-trends-2025